Utah Jazz forward Jae Crowder (99) and Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors (15) talks during a timeout as the Utah Jazz and the Phoenix Suns play in an NBA basketball game at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019.
SALT LAKE CITY — For nine seasons, Derrick Favors has called Utah home while navigating trade rumors, injuries, positional challenges, coaching changes, and roster movement. Despite that, Favors has donned a hard hat on a nightly basis to embody what he and the Jazz represent: blue-collar, grit-and-grind, under the radar, tough, hard workers.